Raisi (Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati) served as the 8th President of Iran from 2021 until his untimely death in a helicopter crash in May 2024. He was a Muslim jurist and was viewed as more conservative than his predecessor. Raisi was born in Mashhad and was raised in a clerical family. He attended the famous Qom seminary and attained a PhD in law. He served as Deputy Chief Justice, Attorney General and Chief Justice, before winning the 2021 Iranian presidential election. He was accused by Amnesty International of overseeing the executions of political prisoners in the 1980s and 1990s and faced US sanctions during his Presidency. Raisi frequently pressed for economic reform, such as the development of the agriculture sector over the commercial sector, tripling the monthly state benefits, and tackling corruption and increasing employment. He was also a strong advocate of women’s rights, as well as the arts and culture sector. His death received mixed reactions in Iran, with some mourning and others celebrating, thus showing mixed opinions about the man whose term as President ended so abruptly.